The CEO of the Ghana Gold Board told the EMY Africa symposium in London that African diaspora should move beyond sending remittances and focus on strategic investments that create jobs, build institutions, and strengthen the continent's economy. He urged the diaspora to channel resources into productive ventures, entrepreneurship and mentorship rather than supporting only families and ceremonies.
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Sammy Gyamfi, CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, has called on African governments, businesses and the global diaspora to invest more in the continent's youth population, warning that Africa's demographic advantage could become a crisis without adequate opportunities. Citing the Mastercard Foundation's Africa Youth Employment Outlook 2026, Gyamfi noted that Africa is home to about 532 million young people aged 15 to 35, and stressed that harnessing their potential is critical to the continent's future.
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Ghana's Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi says President Mahama's "reset" agenda is repositioning Ghana's economy to ensure Africans take greater control of strategic sectors while remaining open to responsible foreign investment.
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board has urged Africans living abroad to shift from sending remittances to making long-term investments in the continent, arguing that strategic investment is necessary to unlock sustainable economic growth and create jobs, complementing the decades-long support remittances have provided.
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Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi presented the institution as a model for African countries to maximize value from natural resources through state-led reforms. Gyamfi noted that Africa typically exports raw minerals while importing finished products, and positioned GoldBod as Ghana's answer to reversing that trend through greater local participation and value retention in the gold industry.
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The CEO of the Ghana Gold Board has outlined a four-point proposal to strengthen Africa's relationship with its global diaspora, arguing that emotional commitment must evolve into structured partnerships capable of driving investment, entrepreneurship, and industrialisation. He called for diaspora capital to finance African enterprises and for partnerships built on trust and mutual respect.
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The Ghana Gold Board CEO told an Africa Rising Symposium in London that African economic growth should be measured by who controls and benefits from it, not just population or resource wealth. He urged Africans on the continent and diaspora to ensure the continent becomes a centre of innovation and industrialisation rather than a supplier of raw materials and labour.
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Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi called for Africa to shift focus from resource discovery to ensuring Africans retain control and benefits from natural resources. He urged the African diaspora to move beyond remittances to become strategic investors in productive sectors including manufacturing, agribusiness, technology, healthcare, infrastructure, green energy and value addition.
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board has called on the African diaspora to shift from sending remittances to making strategic investments in Africa's development, stating that long-term investments create enterprises and generate employment while remittances only sustain households.
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